Read data from Jira in SSIS (Export data)

In this section we will learn how to configure and use Jira Connector in API Source to extract data from Jira.

1. Begin with opening Visual Studio and Create a New Project.

2. Select Integration Service Project and in new project window set the appropriate name and location for project. And click OK.

3. In the new SSIS project screen you will find the following:

   1. SSIS ToolBox on left side bar
   2. Solution Explorer and Property Window on right bar
   3. Control flow, data flow, event Handlers, Package Explorer in tab windows
   4. Connection Manager Window in the bottom
   
   Note: If you don't see ZappySys SSIS PowerPack Task or Components in SSIS Toolbox, please refer to this help link.

4. Now, Drag and Drop SSIS Data Flow Task from SSIS Toolbox. Double click on the Data Flow Task to see Data Flow designer.
   

5. From the SSIS toolbox drag and API Source (Predefined Templates) on the data flow designer surface, and double click on it to edit it:
   

6. Select New Connection to create a new connection:
   

7. Use a preinstalled Jira Connector from Popular Connector List or press Search Online radio button to download Jira Connector. Once downloaded simply use it in the configuration:
   

   Jira

   

8. Proceed with selecting the desired Authentication Type. Then select API Base URL (in most cases default one is the right one). Finally, fill in all the required parameters and set optional parameters if needed. You may press a link Steps to Configure which will help set certain parameters. More info is available in Authentication section.

    API Key based Authentication [Http]

   Steps how to get and use Jira credentials
   Firstly, login into your Atlassian account and then go to your Jira profile:

   1. Go to Profile > Security.
   2. Click Create and manage API tokens.
   3. Then click Create API token button and give your token a label.
   4. When window appears with new API token, copy and use it in this connection manager.
   5. That's it!

   
   Configuring authentication parameters
   

   Jira

   API Key based Authentication [Http]

   https://[$Subdomain$].atlassian.net/rest/api/3

   Required Parameters
   Subdomain	Fill-in the parameter...
   Atlassian User Name (email)	Fill-in the parameter...
   API Key	Fill-in the parameter...
   Optional Parameters
   CustomColumnsRegex

   

    Personal Access Token (PAT) Authentication [Http]

   Steps how to get and use Jira credentials
   Follow official Atlassian instructions on how to create a PAT (Personal Access Token) for JIRA
   Configuring authentication parameters
   

   Jira

   Personal Access Token (PAT) Authentication [Http]

   https://[$Subdomain$].atlassian.net/rest/api/3

   Required Parameters
   Subdomain	Fill-in the parameter...
   Token (PAT Bearer Token)	Fill-in the parameter...
   Optional Parameters
   CustomColumnsRegex

   

    OAuth (**Must change API Base URL to V3 OAuth**) [OAuth]

   OAuth App must be created in Atlassian Developer Console. It is found at https://developer.atlassian.com/console/myapps/ [API reference]

   Steps how to get and use Jira credentials
   Firstly, login into your Atlassian account and then create Jira application:

   1. Go to Atlassian Developer area.
   2. Click Create and select OAuth 2.0 integration item to create an OAuth app:
   3. Give your app a name, accept the terms and hit Create:
   4. To enable permissions/scopes for your application, click Permissions tab, then hit Add button, and click Configure button, once it appears:
   5. Continue by hitting Edit Scopes button to assign scopes for the application:
   6. Select these scopes or all of them:
   7. Then click Authorization option on the left and click Add button:
   8. Enter your own Callback URL (Redirect URL) or simply enter https://zappysys.com/oauth, if you don't have one:
   
   9. Then hit Settings option and copy Client ID and Secret into your favorite text editor (we will need them in the next step):
   10. Now go to SSIS package or ODBC data source and in OAuth authentication set these parameters:

   • For ClientId parameter use Client ID value from the previous steps.
   • For ClientSecret parameter use Secret value from the previous steps.
   • For Scope parameter use the Scopes you set previously (specify them all here):
     • offline_access (a must)
     • read:jira-user
     • read:jira-work
     • write:jira-work
     • manage:jira-project
     • manage:jira-configuration
     NOTE: A full list of available scopes is available in Atlassian documentation.
   • For Subdomain parameter use your Atlassian subdomain value (e.g. mycompany, if full host name is mycompany.atlassian.net).
9. Click Generate Token to generate tokens.
10. Finally, select Organization Id from the drop down.
11. That's it! You can now use Jira Connector!

Jira

OAuth (**Must change API Base URL to V3 OAuth**) [OAuth]

https://[$Subdomain$].atlassian.net/rest/api/3

Required Parameters
ClientId	Fill-in the parameter...
ClientSecret	Fill-in the parameter...
Scope	Fill-in the parameter...
ReturnUrl	Fill-in the parameter...
Organization Id (Select after clicking [Generate Token])	Fill-in the parameter...
Optional Parameters
Custom Columns for output (Select after clicking [Generate Token])

Select the desired endpoint, change/pass the properties values, and click on Preview Data button to make the API call.

API Source - Jira

Jira Connector can be used to integrate Jira and your defined data source, e.g. Microsoft SQL, Oracle, Excel, Power BI, etc. Get, write, delete Issues, Users, Worklogs, Comments just in a few clicks!

That's it! We are done! Just in a few clicks we configured the call to Jira using Jira Connector.

You can load the source data into your desired destination using the Upsert Destination, which supports SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and Amazon Redshift. We also offer other destinations such as CSV, Excel, Azure Table, Salesforce, and more. You can check out our SSIS PowerPack Tasks and components for more options. (*loaded in Trash Destination)